9:33 a.m. – Suspicious vehicle: a car has been parked near Deb & Lou’s Café on the Gainesville square for two days with someone sleeping in it. Handled by OCSD officer. Vehicle’s battery is dead; it should be moved in a couple of hours.

9:44 p.m. – Caller said a man dressed in camo came onto her front porch but left before she could find out what he wanted. OCSD responded; checked OK.

9:45 p.m. – Stop sign was reported to be lying in middle of roadway at Highway 5 north and County Road 833; unsure if vehicle is nearby that hit it. OCSD rendered assistance; officer did not find a stop sign down in the area but did see a litter pick-up sign that is not in roadway.

12:10 p.m. – Tree was reported across power line south of W Highway. Fire at that site is out, but another fire at Highways W and 5 south has been sparked by power line. Timber Knob VFD responded with Pontiac and Gainesville VFDs in mutual aid.

5:53 a.m. – Reporting party said a male subject came to his house on Highway 181, beating on the door, yelling and screaming and threatening to burn down the house. OCSD officer spoke with reporting party in OCSD lobby. No report filed.

9:00 a.m. – Person at a Theodosia business said a male subject came into the store after being banned several months ago. Subject is asking to be able to return. Manager of business says the subject is not to return; manager would like a deputy to explain that to the person. OCSD rendered assistance.

10:28 a.m. – Caller has lost a red-and-white-faced heifer in the area of Sudburry Lane. Referred to MSHP.

1:10 pm. – Caller said someone has left keys in their post office box and wanted to be sure they got back to their owner. Officer collected the keys; they will be held until someone claims them or owner is contacted. Message was left for keys’ owner.

2:47 p.m. – Caller said someone has attempted to break into his house on County Road 605. Report taken.

5:14 p.m. – Caller said his neighbor broke into his house at Tecumseh and assaulted him. Handled by OCSD officer.

Shelby Kinsey and her boyfriend Bailey Elliott pause for a quick photo with children who were able to live in a new home thanks to building efforts by volunteers with Project H.O.P.E. Shelby met Bailey, who stays in Nicaragua as a missionary for the majority of the year, during a recent mission trip. He surprised her on Sunday, March 11, when he walked into Texas Roadhouse In Springfield, where she was celebrating her 17th birthday by having dinner there with her parents, Gary and Heather Kinsey.

After last spring’s monumental flood washed away the gravel boat ramp and much of the bank at Cook’s Landing on Bryant Creek, the Missouri Department of Conservation brought in boulders so drivers wouldn’t accidentally drive off the badly eroded creek bank.

It’s believed Sunday night’s fire started in the kitchen area of the Millers’ manufactured home, but no specific origin has been determined. Four dogs perished in the fire. Gainesville firefighter Sage McGinnis saved a fifth dog from the blaze, but another pet, a basset hound, is missing.